The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-23
EVENTS OF THE WEEK. /.


EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News
Commissioner Sparks has suggested that
the term Of residence upon a preemption
entry be II instead Of six months.
The petrified trunk OF human body was
found on farm few miles from MattOoD,
III. All the parts are plainly shown, but
the lower limbs are missing.
The White Star steamer Brittanic, which
has been repaired, has sailed for Liverpool.
The same officers who had charge of her
when she collided with the Celtic were in
command.
On the 12th, train on the Saginaw VAL
ley Il st. Louis road was derailed. and
Charles Weidman, engineer, Merritt Cor
bett and George Sanford, fremen, were Sc
verely injured.
The Secretary Of the Interior has recinded
his order Of March 26, 1886, Withdrawing
from the operation Of the pablic land laws
fractional range Al, in the state Of Colorado
Tor the purposes OF q national cattle trail.
The first crop bulletin OF the Manitoba de-
partment Of agriculture. which has just
been issued, shows an increase in the wheat
area over that of last year Of Al, ,633 acres,
decreases Of 5,sa and 1s,455 acres res
pectively.
The New York Press Club burial plat at
Cypress Hills Cemetery, was dedicated
Sunday, Chauncy NJ. Depew delivering an
Grafton and Rev. DIR. Talmadge making an
its care was secured mainly through the
Efforts of Joe Howard. Jr.
According to Land Commissioner
Sparks the Burlington 4 Missouri
armer kvsr aG;O rsT0sd received t,e undss sns
office patents Tor aO, 700 acres more than 1t
was entitled to under its land grants A
suit for restitution is pending.
On the llth, two thousand seven hundred
and twehty-eight immigrants were landed
at Castle Garden. Counsel for the Inmsn
Steamship Company has applied for q writ
Of habeas corpus in the case Of the 20 Irish
paupers whose return to Ireland has been
ordered by the emigrant commissioners at
New York.
June 14th, was the 10th anniversary Of
the adoption of the stars and stripes as the
national emblem. At Hartford, Conn,
fags were displayed throughout the city,
and statue of Nathan Hale, the Con-
necticut martyr Of the Revolution, unveiled
at the state camp. Charles Dudley War
ner made the address.
The order Of the Wa Department direct
ing the return of all battle flags captured
during the war of the rebellion, to the
states from whose regiments they were cap
tured, has called out protests from Grand
Army men, including Gen. Fairchild Com
manderin- Chief. The Governors f Ohio
k~vv a4A he -
mept that the execution of the order
will be resisted by them. The order is
based on action taken by Congress, prob
ably regarded mandatory by the Depart
ment.
There was but one failure reported from
Chicago on the 10th, among the wheat
operators, and no change Of prices and the
dealings were of conservative character
The suspension Of Griffith, Marshall Il Co.,
of Minneapolis and Duluth was announced.
This firm were grain commission and the
representatives Of Kershaw & Co., of Chi
cailo, and their temporary suspension was
Cash wheat on the 10th was quoted, Chicago
nsss; st. Paul, 72ls Minneapolis y: Duluth
The Chicago wheat collapse was further
augmented by several additional failures
on the 18th, but there was no additional
drop in price OF moment: The wheat mar
ket at other points, while agitated by the
Chicago decentralization, was not particu-
larly depressed, though in some instances
no market quotations were made. There
were indications that Chicago would pre-
though some Of the individual Spectators
have encountered losses beyond Immediate
repair 1t does not appear that the cOun-
| try at large il to be unfavorably affected
| by the smash up OF the clique who SO fatefully
engineered the preposterous deal.
| The Chicago wheat 'scombine' was com
pletely demoralized on the l4th, the money
OF the Cincinnati clique backing the deal
not being forthcoming to keep up the
| margins, and the price went down to q
cents per bushel, causing loss OF about
bushel on the 16,OOO, 600 bushels held by the
brokers of the clique. A number Of firms
| were caught in the wreckage at Chicago
! Milwaukee, Cincinnati aud Duluth. All
the information available goes to show thai
none OF the banks are involved in loss BY
there may be better showing when all ths
balance sheets are made up.
The excitement in the coffee marke
which has existed for some months culmi
mated on the 18th in break in the mar
ket Of 6k cents pound and several New
five Of them being obliged to suspend pay
ment and other failures are expected. Be
tween Saturday and Monday the marke
dropped I'D points. The house OF B. q
Arnold a. Co. organizers OF the New Yorl
Coffee exchange failedwith 3, 7OO, ,OOo obliga
tions; Mackey Il Small, coffee brokers
failed s2OO, O,OOO, and the others ranged dOwl
to $4,000. The failure is supposed to hav'
been caused chiefly by the inability Of Hi
houses to remit margins in time The inlia
bilities are stated above 81 100000, and
New York bank is said to be heavily in
volved.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has rendered decision upon the 4th see
ton of the Interstate act, which prohibit
} "a greater charge for the transportation Q
, passengers and property. over shorte
than longer distance in the salue direction
under substantially similar circumstance
and conditions" The decision was mad
, upon the petition OF the Louisville Il Mash
vile and other railroad companies whic
, were among the first to apply for relit
from the operation OF the fourth section
The decision comprises more than l5,l
words. The most important feature Is To
| announcement that the commission, afte
mature consideration, is satisfied that th
statute does not require 1t, in every il
) | stance of an exceptional case, to grant Il
: order for relief. The suspension ordeI
issued are to continue for the period therei
specified, but are not to be renewed. Aft.
some general suggestions the railroad con
own Judgment in constituting the act.
r John Wales, prominent citizen of Lii
| erty. Sullivan county. Conn.,, was sh,